The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine has caused some towns to be submerged by flooding and has raised fears of a catastrophic humanitarian disaster. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan thinks Ukraine missed a huge opportunity by not capturing the dam before it was destroyed. He argues that from a military perspective, blowing it up was a smart move by the Russians as it will impede Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

He also confronts the trolls and bots on Twitter that claim it was the Ukrainians who destroyed the dam.

Excerpted from Peter’s June 8 “Zeihan on Geopolitics” newsletter:

I don’t usually do this, but today I’m going to be talking about the #haters. We’ll also dive a little deeper into the Kakhovka dam that was destroyed by the Russians.

I’ll let the video speak for itself today, but I’ll leave you with two thoughts.

Number 1: If you need to get across a dam, why would you blow it up before you cross it?

Number 2: If you’re not a bot or troll, maybe come up with a username other than @Tony89380945